Trousers support



Oct. 28. 1924. 1,513,522.

. J. E. ROSS TROUSERS SUPPORT Filed July 19. 1923 IN VENTOR .(fUSTZNERoss 1 BY fl w 65 ATTORNEYS WITNESSES Patented Oct. 28, 1924.

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TROUSERS SUPPORT.

Application filled July 19, 1923/ Serial No.652,617.

To all whom it may-concem: :v

Be' it known that I, JUSTIN E. Ross, a citizen. of the United States,and a resident of Kansas City, in the county of Jackson 5 and State ofMissouri, have invented a new and Improved Trousers Support of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to clothing and particularly to an improvedsupportlng device for trousers.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple inexpensivesupporting device to be used in connection with belts for supportingtrousers, the structure being such that it will function while remainingout of sight.

Another object of the invention is to provide a support for trouserswhich is adapted to be connected with trousers and act in the doublecapacity of supporting the trousers and holding the shirt in properposition.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view showing partof a pair of trousers, part of a shirt in dotted lines and the supporterembodying the invention applied to the trousers.

Figure 2 is an elevation on an enlarged scale of the supporter shown inFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view through Figure 2 on line- 3-3,the same being on an enlarged scale.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view through Figure 2, approximatelyon line Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates apair of trousers and 2 a shirt. The trousers 1 are indicated as beingsupported by a belt 3 but in actual practice it is found that thesupporting of trousers by a belt does not always efficiently accomplishthe result desired. Quite often the trousers will move downwardlysomewhat and the shirt will move upwardly somewhat so that a more orless slouchy appearance is presented.

To obvate this condition and at the same time dispense with supportingmembers going over the shoulders, the belt 3 is ut1- lized in the usualmanner and a supporter 4 is provided which co-acts therewith, saidsupporter being connected to the upper band of the trousers by suitablebuttons 5 extending through apertures 6. The supporter 4 is reinforcedby thickened portions 7 around the apertures 6 so, as to take care ofany 'wear caused by the buttons. The supporter 4 is made from a goodgrade of rubber and is preferably shaped as shown in Figure 2, which ina rough sense is a triangular shape with a substantially fiattened apex.A number of apertures 8 are formed in the body of the support whichlighten the support and at the same time permit the shirt to entertherein and in a certain sense drag or hold the shirt against movement.On both faces of the su port are arranged ridges 9 and 10, ridge 10 ingopposite the space between two of the ridges 9 so that the body of thesupport will notbe weakened and yet a gripping and retaining surfaceprovided for engaging the shirt and also the trousers, the supporterbeing arranged between the inner face of the trousers and the outerface'of the shirt. The ridges 9 and 10 at the top of the device extendfrom one end to the other while in the remaining part of the device theyfall short of the edges whereby uncut edges or edge sections 11 and 12are presented which act to. stiffen and strengthen the support. Thesolid uncut edges 11 and 12 also act to hold the support in proper shapeand prevent wrinkling or buckling when in use. After the device has beenformed with ridges 9 and 10, both ridged surfaces are bufi'ed on a wirewheel or some other operating device to roduce a roughened, velvetysurface wherey the tendency of the device to cling or drag against theclothing is increased.

In use, the article is buttoned to the inner surface of the waistband,as shown in Figure v1. When in this position, itis arranged exteriorlyof the shirt and by reason of this position on the trousers will layover the prominence of the hips with the upper straight margin of thesupport being on the same level and parallel to the upper margin of theband of the trousers. When in use, the apertures 8 not only act toincrease the traction or friction of the fabric of the shirt whichextends therein butacts as ventilating openings. The support will notonly act to support the trousers when associated with belt 3 but willact to hold the shirt in lace and against moving upwardly out o thetrousers. From Figure 4 it will be noted that the reinforcing edges 11and, 12 are With a plurality of openings whereby the same issubstantially foraminous.

2. A garment supporter of'the character described, comprising a body ofsheet rubber substantially triangular in shape formed with solid edgesat each end, corrugations on opposite faces, a plurality of buttonreceiving openings, and a plurality of ventilating openings acting inaddition as recesses for producing friction on a garment arrangedadjacent thereto.

JUSTIN E. ROSS.

